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HP 15.6 inch Laptop PC 15-fd0000 (B1PW0AV)
Microsoft Windows 11

I recently purchased this laptop and was told I could set up 2 additional external monitors besides my laptop screen.  How do I go about setting these 2 monitors up?

 

Thanks for your help!

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Looking at page 4 of your manual, there is only a single video port:  the HDMI one.

 

To add a 3rd monitor, you will need to cast an image using Wi-Fi or purchase a USB2/3 to HDMI adapter.

 


You can project your laptop to any Wi-Fi enabled system such as TV or Monitor with Wi-Fi adapter
Some TV are smart but others need a dongle such as ROKU or Microsoft.

This link here gives instructions on adding a laptop to desktop as a monitor or vice-versa using Wi-Fi
Android can also do this as shown here
Once you are projecting on the screen you can select 'mirror' or 'extend'

This will either duplicate the screen or give you an additional display. Note that Wi-Fi will lag. A USB2/3 adapter will also lag but not as bad as Wi-Fi. You would not want to project a game to a larger monitor using Wi-Fi but it would work nicely for web browsing, Office apps or anything other than a first-person-shooter game.

If you get a USB adapter be sure to read the reviews. Do not get an adapter that mentions thunderbolt as that means your laptop needs to have a thunderbolt port. The USB2/3 adapter will come with a driver to make it work. It is more than just a cable.

Let me know what you find out.

 

 


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